Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Lame

I am sooo lame. I feel all the time so tired, I do not get anything done. Really wonder if this is still the Barcelona effect? Or it might just be that I am getting older and am not used to such things anymore. Not to say that I ever liked it or ever was used to it. But certainly coped better with it. I hope I can take Friday off. It would be a good thingto have a slow day on my own.

Regarding creativity, I currently feel totally empty. Just to tired to start any project at home. Hope that will change tomorrow when the next round in Heidis BPS class is coming up and will give me hopefully some new creative assets. The only things I have done, is some more working on the birth announcements for my colleagues. - note I LOVE Photoshop, this programm is just soo cool and it is amazing what possibilities it offers - Think the cards look not too bad. I even could persuade one of my friends to pose for my camera. Looking so much forward to this photo challenge. Guess that will bring me also some further in my 2007 goal.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Rough weekend

This was a nasty weekend. In I mean it in every sense of it. First my husband and I helped my parentes buying a new pc. This was already a nerve wrecking thing. We both usually go in the shop, check what we want, compare a little bit and then buy it. But not my parents... especially my mom, she needs hours til she decided. After that I installed the new pc and this was nerving too. To restore all the settings, to set up the new things, to check if everything works and you know how computers are. They never work just like that. After the successful installation the next part was to explain my parents how to use it (just the same thing as before but they are so strange that they could make already some strange errors).

And the worst part of it was yesterday. My husband went out to work and I had a lazy day. When he came back he then was totally strange. He wanted to discuss about the godmother for our child (note, I am not pregnant neither do we have any child). He said he has someone in his office he would like to have for this. I said then that I do not think this is a good idea especially as I do not even know this person. He did not agree and started fighting about it. I do really still not see what the point is in that. I belive that the godmother (as well the godfather) should be a person we know very well and we both trust this person. A person we know will take the relationship to the kid serious and is willing to spend time with it (not only money as many people do). I really believe in this points and I think they are a must to take in consideration for any decision. Especially as I know myself how it is when you have a godmother and a godfather who have no close relationship with the parents. You only see them once or maybe twice a year ( I even did not see them that often...) and you have no chance to establish a relationship to this person on your own.

I believe that godmothers as well godfathers should have an important role in the kids life and should be seen as a confidant for them. I also talked about this before to other people and they all agreed (and one of them was my husband by that time...). So tell me what is the point in fighting about that? What makes no sense in my explanations? Which part is totally wrong and what is selfish when you want to have a caring person for your kid you KNOW you can trust?

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Rushing days

It is already Thursday, how the hell happened that? I mean a blink away it was only Sunday and now the end of this week is already in sight. And I still feel so awfully tired from the past week. Hope this will fade soon. But as I will go to the Shakira concert tonight I don't think that tomorrow I will be any better. Who knows maybe some boody shaking will change it.
Other than beeing tired is not much up. I am working currently on some baby announcements for some good friends of mine. Have to wait till I can share as they probably would not like me to share before the babies arrived. But the first will arrive soon so just be patient.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Heidi Swapp BPS class Layout - February

Wohoo, I finalised my class Layout for February... Had quite a hard one as I do not like to use too many pictures on a layout. So this was a real challenge to use this many photos. But in the end I like the result. Even tough I put not all the people I love in there... but most of them.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007

St. Valentine

I did not have time last week to post. But as this is such a cute story I would like to share it. Last Monday when I was already tired after weeks of stress before the event and especially after 9 days full of work without break I got such a cute surprise. I opened the door of my hotel room after 10 hours stand duty and running around regarding keys for apprtment and there they were. A wonderful bunch of flowers. I thought who is sending me flowerds to Barcelona??? Could it be my husband? And they were from him! He left me a wonderful message in which he told me how much he loves me and that he misses me. He also wrote that he sends me the flowers today and not on Valentines day that I can enjoy them longer. Isn't that just supercute. It really makes me cry how much he cares and how much he misses me. If you read this please know I LOVE YOU SO MUCH and I do not know what I would do without you. You are wonderful!!!

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Back on track

I am finally back at home. The week in Barcelona was after all really cool and I enjoyed my time there. Sadly I did not really have time to enjoy the tourist attractions. Or at least I had not enought power after 6 hous at our booth to manage more than to go around the block to catch some lovely tapas for dinner... One thing I really enjoyed was the weather. It was fantastic and I soaked up the warm weather (around 20°, besides in Switzerland we have around 5°). And the flight back to Basel was awesome. I never really had the chance to fly over the alps and enjoy them. The flights before either had a different route, the flights were during night or the weather was bad that I could not see much. So this time it was perfect. We even flew over Bern and I saw my home from he Airplane! Which was kind of weird. And I managed to get some really cool pictures. So here is one of them. It shows Lake Thun with the alps in the back. As I am a true Swiss girl and love "my mountains", these pictures are a real treasure.


Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Hola de Barcelona!

Last week was a blast... Friday afternoon I suddenly had to go to Barcelona as our the girl who was initially planned to go to set up the things was not available anymore. She had to be in the office as their whole stuff got sick. So at 15.00 last Friday, I got the info that I had to go to Barcelona instead. 17.00 I left home for the train to Geneva. So there was only little time to say goodbye to my husband and Lucky. We arrived Saturday in sunny Barcelona and headed around to the conference area and the hotel. We even got already the keyes of one of the appartments we rented. Sunday was then pure pain. I was running around the whole day to get the keyes of the different appartments and had to redo my whole planning for the beds. Then there was also a dinner planned for the evening where I had to attend. Finally at 00.30 I was back in the hotel. But at 02.00 I got already another phone call because one of our guys was not able anymore to find his appartment. He looked at the wrong place, no wonder he couldn't find it. The rest of the days weren't aint better. So much to do and all the days are also planned with stand duty. My feets are killing me! Guess today I will take the painkillers before I start my duty. And I am so unbelievable tiered. Worked all weekend and now also the whole week till Friday...

Thursday, February 8, 2007

bad day & rocky balboa

The film we saw yesterday as a surprise was Rocky Balboa. Damn, this was a boring movie... I've never seen any of the other Rocky movies so I do not know how they are. But this one was just so lame. The story was so long and strange. I assumed it was more about how he gets back in shape and the fight. But it was much more who Rocky is now and who does want to know that??? So if you are a women between 20-99 just don't go to see this movie you will be bored to hell.

So what's that about the bad day you may ask. Yeah you know a lady has her days once a month... But my goal is actually not to get them (if you know what I mean). And I was so sure to be preggers this time and now it just seems that it will burst out tomorrow. I feel so awful and empty. Beside this bad news I had an awful day at work. People are getting crazier every day just because of this blody fair. I really feel as I work in a Kindergarten with people who look like adults but behave worse than any 3 year old who wants to get chocola te in a supermarket... Hope you guys have a better time than I have.

To cheer me up I will now go to BPS and check out Heidis AYTR message.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

busy, tired & some nice movies

It is so busy before the 3GSM. So many people are doing last minute changes and are replanning. It is so getting on my nerves. I really long very much forward when the fair is over. And all this stress in the office makes me tired.

Do you know "stranger than fiction" the movie? I saw it yesterday and I think its such a cool movie. I love Will Farrell in it, he is really doing an amazing job in this movie. Tomorrow I will go and see the next one but as it is a surprise movie I have no clue what we go to see. I hope it is not a horror film, I can not watch them. They are way to scray, espcially when I have no man with me.

Other than this there is not much up. Just hurt me today when doing one of my scrap projects (scrapbooking can be really dangerous).

Sunday, February 4, 2007

being creative

Had yesterday a creative boost. Used it to follow up my 28day BPS class with Gretchen. So I created one layout and one card. No I am just behind with one photo...

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Saturday, February 3, 2007

one happy girl

This is a snapshot of me my husband did this morning when I just returned from the hairdresser. Love the new look and that I am now able again to brush my hair without pain. And my hair looks much healthier with my natural haircolor and all the spliss is gone too...

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Friday, February 2, 2007

Passed

Wohooo, got my CAE results (CAE = Certificatein Advanced English of the University of Cambridge) . And I PASSED.

Ok I admit only grade C (lowest level to pass). But you know what, I don't care because I passed! Just so happy about it!!!! The only thing I wonder and also bothers me is why the hell I only was below Borderline on the writing part. I thought this was the only part I which went quite ok... nevertheless at the end the only thing that matters is to pass, no?